Folding stool



June 4, 1929. I 5, LONG 1,715,559

FOLDING STOOL Filed Sept. 4, i926 INVENTOR. Ralph E- Long.

Patented June14, 1929.

' FOLDING s'roon' v Application filed September 4,119262 se'riarnb. 133,584.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement inia folding stool andhas for 3 its object the provision of a stool having supporting legs and seat supporting arms foldable in parallel relation toeachother for packing to a small space and adapted for. L v p at their inner ends and-at theupper surface;v 1

extending angularly outwardly in opposite -directions from a centralysupportlng mem her when 1n operative positlon.

Another object of the invention is the provision in'a stool of this class of a flexible seat'. forming member swingably' mounted. on a supporting arm and adapted --fon-folding 1 around the supporting arms andsupporting legs when in collapsed form soasto provide a covering for the same.

' Another object'of the invention is the provision. of a folding stool of this class of-a .supporting member having engagement members mounted thereon forlimiting the 3 pivotal movement of the supporting arms relatively thereto in one direction and so constructed and arranged as to limit the piv- -otal movement of the legs-so as to limit their spreading relatively to their supporting member. r L v Another object of the invention 1s the pro- 1 vision of a flexible seat forming member having a rigid rib at one side hingedly connected to a supporting arm to retainthe .fiexible seat forming member in distended position.

' (scribed and claimed.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in'the combination: parts hereinafter de and arrangement :of

The invention will be best understood by which form a 40 vention in collapsed form.

a reference-t0" the accompanying drawings in which, I V v .Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing 1 a part broken away in partially collapsed form. v I

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view I of the in- Fig. 4 is a perspective viewv of the central supporting member used in the invention.

As shown in the drawings the invention comprises av flexible seatforming member 7 having its edges doubled over, to provide sleeves 8'in whichjis extended a suitable reinforcing member 9, suchas a'chain', cable,or

the like, this chain or cable being exposed at part of this specification and *the corners [and-carrying securing rings '10" andlllr A supportingblockis provided having the arms 12, 13 and 14 which meet at V a common center and .i'project outwardly therefrom at angles to each other.. =Projectingoutwardly fromthearms'12, l3, and 14;

thereof are flanges 1'5 In the form shown Lhave three supportingarms:16,17 and 18, each of which is. p ivotally; connected .to the {supporting arms 14, 12 and 13 respectively, asuitable respective armsf12,13 and 14.,

parallel relation with each other; .1 -Pivot ally mounted on the same bolt and on each of the I arms 12, 13 and 14,. at the [opposite side thereof, are supportinglegs 19, 20 and"21. As shown in Fig. 2 these legs arenadapted.

the supporting arms 16,17 and 18. [These legs as, clearly appearsfrom F 1g; 4 are so also fOI' folding into Parallel relation" with i mounted on the arms 12, 13 and 14 that their ends engage against the inner ends of "ad- Jacentarms to limit their spreading when moved to operative position. I v It will be notedithat the arm '18is of less length'than the arms "16-and 17. Hingedlymounted intermediate its ends onthe free end of the arm 18 1s arigidbrace or; rein-, forcing member 22, which-1s secured to the fiexible'seat' forming member'- 7 so a s'to re}, tain the seat forming member in outwardly spread position- The brace 22 is adapted,

when moved to inoperative pos ition, for.ly-, mg in engagementv with the arm-18, the arm I 18 an'd'one halffof the arm of the bra'ce22 extending a distance equal to the length of the arms 16 and 17, so that when folded in compact position the end of the brace 22 will I lie flush with the free end of the arms 16 and 17. Each of the arms 16 and His provided loo on its free end with an'axially extending slot 23, a finger 24,'extend-ing upwardly from the slot 23 and therings'lOand 11, engaging in the slots 23, these-"rings when engaged in; j ,thisslot serving to retain theflexible-seat forming member] in; tautly stretched condi-' tion. This fabric serves to retain the arms. I

16,17 and 18 in engagement with the flanges". i i if 15,,so that when the stool is inoperative position and in use, pivotalf movement of;

' v the arms 16,111? and 1 8-is' prevented. The,

vv eight"of the person seated on the seat forming member 7 will be directed almost entirely axially of the arms 16, and 18 longitudinally thereof. The rings 10 and 11 may be'disengaged from .t-l1GSl0l3S 23=WhQI1 desiredand the arms16, l7-and18 and the legs 19, -20 and 21 folded into parallel 'relation,ithe flexible seat forming member serving as a'member for wrapping; together 'the' arms andlegs into the compact form shown 1n Flg; 3.

Vice is evident asit may be folded into suiti- V ciently small fonntowbe carried 'easily'in;

ones pocket andjusedw vhen necessary. The

' limiting meansusedFfor'limitingthe pivotal f movement of 1s qulte sim the legs and arms is one which cal 'manufacture Itis 'believedthattheutility of such a de-' 1e and 'eflecti've for the purpose, 'whlle at the same tune permitting economiioregolng. I

come Within the scope of'the appended cl aim.

Having thus describedmy invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is: i

In a stool of the class described, a support ing block; radiall'yprojecting arms on said supporting block;'a plurality of seat; supporting arms, one end to one of said supporting arms on said block and adapted for projecting upwardly at aninclination to said block, one, of

said seat supporting arms being of less length than the others; aflexible seat *fornp I i-ng member; a rigid brace fixedly" mounted to andextendlng along one edge .01. sa1d each plvotally connected at,

seat forming member andpivotally conmeans on said seat forming member for engag ng the freeend's of the'othert 'of sa1d seat supporting arms.

.nected intermediate its ends to the'lfree end oi saidshort seat supporting arm; and.

In testimony-whereofl have signed the 7 J RALPH 1mm. 

